Update: The Nationals have placed Strasburg on the 15-day DL with right shoulder stiffness. The move is retroactive to July 22nd.

This is a smart move by the Nationals just because they have so much invested in Strasburg. It wouldn’t shock me if Strasburg didn’t pitch again this season.

Original Post: July 28, 2010

The much anticipated matchup between Stephen Strasburg and Jason Heyward is going to have to wait. Strasburg was scratched 20 minutes before his start against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

Strasburg was scratched because he couldn’t get loose warming up before the game. The move was said to be precautionary, but Strasburg will undergo an MRI  just to make sure everything is Kosher in his arm.

This is the second time that the Strasburg-Heyward matchup was prevented due to an injury. Heyward was out of the Braves’ lineup with a thumb injury when Strasburg faced Atlanta on June 28th.

I’ll update this story when the results of Strasburg’s MRI are reported.

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